Sampling and analysis
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department must monitor and sample water quality as prescribed Crown / Minister / Government department
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2015
United Kingdom
The Water Framework Directive (Classification, Priority Substances and Shellfish Waters) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
At a glance
What's here
1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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When determining whether all practicable mitigation has been taken, mitigation...
(1) The Department must determine the quantitative status of a...
Microbial Guideline Value
Compliance with the microbial guideline value
Application of the standards set out in Table 47 For...
Browse 43 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Subject to paragraph 2, to determine the dissolved oxygen, ammonia...
Interpretation
Having assigned a Type in accordance with Table 1, the...
Typology and Environmental Standards
To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a river or...
Environmental standards for priority substances
To determine the river flow standards applicable to a river...
For the priority substances numbered 2, 5, 15, 20, 22,...
To determine the total phosphorus standards to apply to a...
Without prejudice to existing obligations, for the priority substances numbered...
To determine the lake level standards applicable to a lake...
Subject to regulation 8— (a) for the priority substances numbered...
To determine the morphological conditions applicable to a lake or...
(1) Subject to the conditions in paragraphs (2) and (3),...
The Department must apply the “good” salinity standard specified in...
Monitoring
Once the Department has, in accordance with paragraph 5 of...
Where, pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 2009/90/EC, the calculated...
If the Department does not have the necessary data to...
For substances for which an environmental quality standard for sediment...
Environmental standards for protection of inland lake water levels
The Department may monitor the substances numbered 5, 21, 28,...
Environmental standards for transitional and coastal water quality
(1) On the basis of monitoring of surface water status...
The Department must apply, as applicable, the dissolved inorganic nitrogen...
The Department must carry out monitoring under regulation 13(1) in...
Environmental standards for specific pollutants
Watch List
The Department may opt not to undertake additional monitoring under...
(1) The Department must publish the results of the monitoring...
Intermittent Standards
Standards for shellfish waters
Classification of surface waters
Classification of Groundwater
Designation of Mixing Zones
Inventory of emissions, discharges and losses
Transboundary Pollution
Coordination
Information to be included in River Basin Management Plan
Revocations and Savings
The Water Framework Directive (Priority Substances and Classification) (Amendment) Regulations...
The Water Framework Directive (Priority Substances and Classification) (Amendment) Regulations...
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